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in attendance, former congress member gabrielle giffords and her husband mark kelly. giffords told lawmakers the time is now and you must act. also on the hill nra vice president wayne lapierre. >> my problem with background checks is you're never going to get criminals to go through universal background checks. >> the criminals won't go to purchase the guns because there will be a background check. we'll stop them from the original purchase. you miss that point completely and it's basic. >> senator, i think you missed it. >> let there be order. >> just a taste of the conflict ahead between getting any new legislation passed will be tough with gun rights supporters on both sides of the aisle. >>> let's party a bit down in new orleans. wusa9 anchor andrea roane there is for our glitz and blitz team coverage. at super bowl xlvii, hey, andrea. >> reporter: hi there, derek. look where i am, on stage at snug harbor here with the uptown jazz orchestra and its leader delcio marsalis and we'll listen to them play a little, but this is what louisiana is all about, great food,
in attendance, former congress member gabrielle giffords and her husband mark kelly. giffords told lawmakers the time is now and you must act. also on the hill nra vice president wayne lapierre. >> my problem with background checks is you're never going to get criminals to go through universal background checks. >> the criminals won't go to purchase the guns because there will be a background check. we'll stop them from the original purchase. you miss that point completely and it's...
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giffords and her husband mark kelly will meet with families of those killed. for the first time since the shooting, survivors have gone to school. the students are using a refurbished school a few miles away. it's a former middle school school which has been renamed sandy hook elementary. >>> a police officer killed in the line of duty will be laid to rest today. he was responding to a crash when his motorcycle collided with a van in bristol. his funeral will be held at 10 a.m. today. >>> justin wolf remains in prison this morning. he spent more than a decade behind bars, convicted of hiring a man to kill his drug dealer. in 2011, he was release was ordered, but a federal judge intervened and blocked his release. >>> a former prince george's county corrections officer is expected to accept a plea deal in the case of ronny white. he's accuse of ignoring white while he was dying in his cell. he had been accused of killing a police officer. his death was ruled a homicide. corrections officer insist white killed himself. >>> in 2012, the district of columbia recor
giffords and her husband mark kelly will meet with families of those killed. for the first time since the shooting, survivors have gone to school. the students are using a refurbished school a few miles away. it's a former middle school school which has been renamed sandy hook elementary. >>> a police officer killed in the line of duty will be laid to rest today. he was responding to a crash when his motorcycle collided with a van in bristol. his funeral will be held at 10 a.m. today....
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>>ight after their testimony gabrielle giffords and mark kelly went to the white house and met with president obama. >>> just hours after that rivetting giffords testimony somebody brought a gun into a workplace and opened fire back in her homestate of arizona. that gunman let loose inside an office building in phoenix. three people were wounded, one critically. now police believe there's just one lone gunman and that this was not random. right now they're still looking for the guy. >>> in alabama a 6-year-old boy is still being held hostage tonight a day after he was snatched off a school bus. the boy's captors accused of intercepting the bus, killing the bus driver and then taking that boy hostage. a state lawmaker says the boy has been reportedly able to receive medicine and watch television, batiks held in an underground bunker -- but he's being held in an underground bunker on the property and police are communicating with the suspect through a pvc pipe. >>> an incredible crash involving a fire truck is still affecting traffic on the beltway. this wreck happened on 495 south of route 50
>>ight after their testimony gabrielle giffords and mark kelly went to the white house and met with president obama. >>> just hours after that rivetting giffords testimony somebody brought a gun into a workplace and opened fire back in her homestate of arizona. that gunman let loose inside an office building in phoenix. three people were wounded, one critically. now police believe there's just one lone gunman and that this was not random. right now they're still looking for the...
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kelly to push for tighter gun restrictions. members of the senate judiciary committee are discussing an assault weapons ban and strengthening background checks. >> when i bought firearms in vermont, i go through the background check. i would expect everybody else to. >> reporter: nra executive vice president wayne lapierre is representing the powerful gun lobby at the hearing. >> let's be honest. background checks will never be universal because criminals will never submit to them. >> reporter: while gun control is getting new attention here on capitol hill, getting laws passed is an uphill battle. republicans as well as many democrats are strong supporters of gun rights. >> the 1994 assault weapon ban did not stop columbine. the justice department found the ban ineffective. >> reporter: senator diane fine stain has already introduced a new assault weapons ban. senator chuck schumer is behind feinstein's bill, but he is not optimistic it will pass. >> but i think we're going to give it the old college try because you cannot hav
kelly to push for tighter gun restrictions. members of the senate judiciary committee are discussing an assault weapons ban and strengthening background checks. >> when i bought firearms in vermont, i go through the background check. i would expect everybody else to. >> reporter: nra executive vice president wayne lapierre is representing the powerful gun lobby at the hearing. >> let's be honest. background checks will never be universal because criminals will never submit to...
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. >> reporter: mark kelly, husz of former arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords wo was injured in the tucson shooting put the argument this way. >> this isn't about the second amendment anymore. this is about safety. >> reporter: there's resistance to his gun control wish list even by his own party. senate majority harry reid is for background checks but stopped short on the assault weapons back i didn't vote for it last time because it didn't make sense but i'll take a look at it. >> reporter: the president did take a break on sunday. he hosted his own super bowl party at the white house. he had friends over and the menu was carefully balanced between baltimore and california. a couple of crabs from each city. >> what was the >>> there's big new this morning in the fight against cancer and dementia. dr. sanjay gupta is here in studio 57. he's in the green room now coming over to the table right after the break. you're watching "cbs this morning." ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] concept. calvin klein underwear. 360 seamless technology. okay, we gotta time this just right. o
. >> reporter: mark kelly, husz of former arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords wo was injured in the tucson shooting put the argument this way. >> this isn't about the second amendment anymore. this is about safety. >> reporter: there's resistance to his gun control wish list even by his own party. senate majority harry reid is for background checks but stopped short on the assault weapons back i didn't vote for it last time because it didn't make sense but i'll take a...
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. >>> former congresswoman gabrielle giffords and mark kelly were in newtown on friday. kelly is a strong advocate of gun control. it with us four days before the second anniversary of the shooting spree that left six people dead and 13 others including giffords. >>> ita passenger was so disruptive other passengers had to restrain him and restrain him in his seat with duct tape. he was screaming, hitting. >>> mystery solved. we now know the identity of the young man seen in the photo with princess diana from 1981. his name is adam russell. the two were friends and injured on a skiing trip just two days after her engagement with prince charles was announced. the photo is now up for auction. >>> it's now time for another check of the weather with lisette gonzales from miami. good morning. >> good morning. and happy saturday to all of you. as we look at the national satellite and radar, you can see it's quiet in the four corners of the region. it's bringing tons of rain into louisiana. now pushing into mississippi. this is all sliding east. also we have some lake-effect sno
. >>> former congresswoman gabrielle giffords and mark kelly were in newtown on friday. kelly is a strong advocate of gun control. it with us four days before the second anniversary of the shooting spree that left six people dead and 13 others including giffords. >>> ita passenger was so disruptive other passengers had to restrain him and restrain him in his seat with duct tape. he was screaming, hitting. >>> mystery solved. we now know the identity of the young man...